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AIDS pioneers and cancer scientist win Nobel prize

STOCKHOLM, Oct. 6, 2008 (Reuters) — Two French scientists who discovered the AIDS virus and a German who bucked conventional wisdom to find a virus that causes cervical cancer were awarded the 2008 Nobel prize for medicine on Monday. ...  > full story

Genetic link found to colon cancer in study

CHICAGO, Oct. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — A gene related to a hormone secreted by the body's fat cells may lower the risk of colon cancer, a discovery that could reassure people with a family history of the disease, researchers said on Tuesday. ...  > full story

Vitamin C may blunt effect of chemotherapy: study

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — Vitamin C supplements may undercut the effectiveness of cancer drugs including Novartis' Gleevec, a U.S. study published on Wednesday showed. ...  > full story

Study links birth size and breast cancer

LONDON, Sep. 30, 2008 (Reuters) — Women who were bigger and longer babies may be more likely to develop breast cancer, researchers reported on Tuesday. ...  > full story

Wine ingredient protects against radiation: report

WASHINGTON, Sep. 23, 2008 (Reuters) — A natural antioxidant commonly found in red wine and fruit may protect against radiation exposure, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday. ...  > full story

Gene linked to melanoma

NEW YORK, Sep. 22, 2008 (Reuters Health) — A variation of the gene for the vitamin D receptor appears to increase the risk of melanoma, a serious and sometimes fatal skin cancer, Italian researchers report. ...  > full story

Proteins in blood predict early lung cancer: study

CHICAGO, Sep. 15, 2008 (Reuters) — Just three tumor proteins can indicate lung cancer as much as a year before symptoms emerge, U.S. researchers said on Monday in a finding that may lead to a blood test for lung cancer within five years. ...  > full story

Gene variant raises skin cancer risk: study

LONDON, Sep. 15, 2008 (Reuters) — People who carry a certain genetic variation are much more likely to develop the most dangerous form of skin cancer, Portuguese researchers said on Monday. ...  > full story

Breast cancer vaccine helps body fight tumors

WASHINGTON, Sep. 15, 2008 (Reuters) — Researchers who designed one experimental breast cancer vaccine say they have fine-tuned the process and come up with another that they hope will be more effective. ...  > full story
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